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Is This A Grounded & Repurposed Rail Tanker


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I came across this tank, adjjacent to a public footpath, while out for a walk. To me it would appear to have been rail part of a railway vehicle and has now been repurposed for storing liquid fertilizer. It is on the margin of a farm and there is road access close by.
The bracing Tee section welded along the length to the lower side of the tank has clearly been gas cut away from some other structure.

I have looked at Paul Barlett's photos but cannot find a picture of a rail tank wagon there where the vestigial part of the bracing Tee section wraps as far round the end.

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I disagree with my friend Mark that this is conventional. 

This sulphuric acid tank is a possible - the barrel looks to be of less diameter than a fuel oil/petroleum tank and has the reinforcement at the end - and the little eyelet part way along the side. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/trlsulphuricacidtta

 

Some BRT tanks had similar re-inforcing, but rather more of a buttress https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brttanks/e1e09b633   https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brttanks/e6391492e

 

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1 hour ago, hmrspaul said:

I disagree with my friend Mark that this is conventional. 

This sulphuric acid tank is a possible - the barrel looks to be of less diameter than a fuel oil/petroleum tank and has the reinforcement at the end - and the little eyelet part way along the side. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/trlsulphuricacidtta

 

Some BRT tanks had similar re-inforcing, but rather more of a buttress https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brttanks/e1e09b633   https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brttanks/e6391492e

 

Paul

Paul,

 

Having looked again at my pictures I am going to go with this design https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brttanks/h1E09B633#h1e09b633

 

On the grounded tank I saw the end buttresses have been gas-axed off. See picture below.

 

Thanks for all the replies. Something like this would make a nice lineside feature on a model railway.
 

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